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“The staff shortage is worse in pediatric home health nursing work than all other nursing fields, particularly when considering the training expertise, comfort with care complexity, and scope of practice required for nurses caring for children in the home setting.” - NIH

  • https://www.wsj.com/articles/high-turnover-of-home-caregivers-makes-life-precarious-for-many-11674410556

  • https://nursinghome411.org/alert-staffing-q1-2022/

  • https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/ppi/2019/04/home-alone-revisited-family-caregivers-providing-complex-care.pdf

  • https://www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2018/home-alone-family-caregivers-providing-complex-chronic-care.html

  • https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/minnesota/news/childrens-hospitals-being-stretched-thin-as-home-care-nurse-shortage-continues/

  • https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.17138

  • https://press.aarp.org/2019-4-17-AARP-20-Million-Family-Caregivers-Performing-Complex-Medical-Nursing-Tasks

  • https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/not-just-along-ride-families-engine-drives-pediatric-home-health-care

  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6317544/

  • https://thearc.org/blog/private-duty-nursing-makes-community-living-possible-how-you-can-help/

  • https://capitolweekly.net/californias-medically-fragile-children-deserve-to-receive-care-at-home/

  • https://www.calhealthreport.org/2023/02/21/nursing-shortage-puts-medically-fragile-children-at-risk-spurs-calls-for-change/#

  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30799224/

  • https://www.pacificcitizen.org/reimagine-everything-twenty-million-family-caregivers-performing-complex-medical-nursing/

  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7199441/

  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5976226/ - “The staff shortage is worse in pediatric home health nursing work than all other nursing fields,17,18 particularly when considering the training expertise, comfort with care complexity, and scope of practice required for nurses caring for children in the home setting."

  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7290239/

  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7290238/

  • https://dailynurse.com/having-the-same-nurse-for-home-health-visits-may-prevent-rehospitalization-for-people-with-dementia/

  • https://corridorgroup.com/blog/study-poor-communication-from-hospitals-to-home-health-puts-patients-at-risk/

  • https://homehealthcarenews.com/2019/03/communication-breakdown-60-of-home-health-workers-lack-adequate-information-from-hospitals/

  • https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/why-home-healthcare-workers-need-access-hospital-ehrs

  • https://www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2015/valuing-the-invaluable-2015-update.html

  • https://www.calhealthreport.org/2023/02/21/nursing-shortage-puts-medically-fragile-children-at-risk-spurs-calls-for-change/#

  • https://www.forbes.com/sites/howardgleckman/2022/05/23/families-must-provide-more-medical-care-at-home-but-with-little-training/

  • https://www.forbes.com/sites/howardgleckman/2020/01/14/compassion-isnt-enough-for-family-caregivers-they-need-training-too/?sh=4238491546f7

  • https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2023/06/02/the-coming-ai-revolution-in-home-care/?sh=9d291602508f

  • https://news.usc.edu/114518/caring-for-special-needs-children-at-home-brings-high-cost/

  • https://www.aamc.org/news/making-care-safer-sick-kids-home

  • https://nashp.org/state-approaches-to-reimbursing-family-caregivers-of-children-and-youth-with-special-health-care-needs-through-medicaid/

  • https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2023/02/21/nursing-shortage-puts-children-with-disabilities-at-risk-spurs-calls-for-change/30251/

  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7041550/

  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32212321/

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7290238/#:~:text=Discharge%20delay%20was%20defined%20as%20a%20discharge%20date%20greater%20than,no%20accepted%20standard%20discharge%20timeline.

  • https://homehealthcarenews.com/2021/01/3-keys-to-combating-nurse-burnout-in-home-health-care/